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Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
1949 · Directed by Rudolph Maté · 83 min · Mystery · Thriller · Crime · 10 frames
Tagline
A Picture As Excitingly Different As Its Title!
Crew
- Screenplay: Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse
- Cinematography: Ernest Laszlo
- Edited by: Arthur H. Nadel
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Produced by: Leo C. Popkin
Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Frank Bigelow
- Pamela Britton as Paula Gibson
- Luther Adler as Majak
- Beverly Garland as Miss Foster
- Lynn Baggett as Mrs. Philips
- William Ching as Halliday
- Henry Hart as Stanley Philips
- Neville Brand as Chester
- Laurette Luez as Marla Rakubian
- Jess Kirkpatrick as Sam
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists
- Themes: poison, jazz club, film noir, doctor, sadist
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